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There ii " proud conxiouMiess uinong
hU friends that Mr. Maine has gone up
like a rocket. Hut they 1 not like that
comparison finished.
Tlie Lacon Home Journal appears in
quarto form, " columns to the page. The
Journal is one of the best home papers on
our exchange list.
Henry AVard Beecher electrified his con
gregation last Sunday by announcing his
political position thus: "I shall stand by
the old flag and not vote for Blaine."
The big brewers of New York City an
nounce through the officers of their power
ful association that they will not support
Blaine. The earthquake is extending.
Congress on Tuesday adopted a concur
rent resolution reported by Mr. Morrison
from the Ways and Means Committee to
adjourn June UOtli. It is not tw lieved,
however, that the Senate w ill concur.
The religious press does not take kindly
to Blaine. The Independent and Itapli
Examiner, in New York, are the first to re
pudiate htm. Perhaps this comes of the
Intimacy between Blaine and Ingersoll.
Henry C. Work, the. noted song writer
and composer, died 'it Hartford, Conn., on
Sunday evening. He was probably best
known as the author f " Marching
Through Oeorgla," "Grandfather's Clock,"
and the temperance song, "Dear Father
Come Home With Me Now." He always
wrote his own accompanaiuents.
The friends of the Hennepin canal are
In high glee over the refusal of the House
on Wednesday to strike out of the Hlver
and Harbor bill the appropriation of f WW,
000 to commence the building of that ca
nal. With $300,000 once expended on the
work, there is no danger that congress will
abandon it.
Talking about booms, the Peoria Demo
crat says truly, there Is but one Imxjiii In
the democratic atmosphere, and as it rever
brates from east to west and north to south,
echoed everywhere, it increases in volume
and intensity. No split, no differences of
Opinion. The solid north, south, east ami
west are idl fof "Tilden and reform."
James Watson Webb, tin? veteran New
York journalist, died at his home in that
city on the 7th Inst., at the age of 8:1 years.
As editor of the N. Y. Courier it Enquirer
he was one of the first to propose and ailvo
cate the election of (Jen. Jackson to the
presidency, but when Jackson vetoed the
U. 8. Bunk bill he turned against him ami
was the first to give the name of Whig par
ty to the opposition, a party of which lie
remained the Nestor while it lived, and on
Its death, in 18.Hl, he retired from K)lltlc8,
his paper, the Courier d- Enquirer, being
fcwallowed by the World.
The California Democrats held their
ttate convention at Stockton on Tuesday
and unanimously Instructed the delegates
to the Chicago Convention in favor of the
"Old Ticket." They laugh at the Idea of
Blaine beating Tilden In that state on ac
count of his demagogical efforts In con
gress a few years ago to tickle the sand
lots rabble on the Chinese migration ques
tion. For whatever laws congress has
passed to restrict the Importation of
Chinese labor California knows it is in
debted to the Democrats, a large majority
of the Republicans in congress always
having voted against such laws.
A crumb of comfort, amid the general
desertion of the Blaine standard by promi
nent Republican newspapers and leaders,
comes to the quaking host from Blooming
' ton In the announcement that David Davis
will support Blaine. Judge Davis has been
looked upon as something of a humbug In
politics ever since he sold himself to the
Republicans to be made President of the
Senate, and it Is quite natural that he
should round off his career by mustering
with the Mulligan Guards.
The Germans, almost in a body, will op
pose Blaine. The Chicago StaaU Zeitung,
the Belleville Zeitung, and the St Louis
WestUcht Pott, the three ablest and most In
fluential Gennan papers la the West and
hitherto stoutly liepubllcan, repudiate
Blaine. Mr. Louis Murk, a prominent Be-
publican German f Chicago, rew.ny
elected to imiortaiit ioitions by the party
in that city, openly declares lie will not
vote for Blaine and Logan and will bereaf
ter vote the Democratic ticket; and Carl
Schmv. authorizes the St. Louis AV;.-W.v
to sty positively that he will not support
Blaine.
TILDEN DECLINES.
On Wednesday Samuel J. Tilden gave
s communication to the press, addressed
to Daniel Manning, chairman of the N. Y.
Democratic. Stale committee, announcing
his irrevocable decision not to allow his
name to go before the Democratic Nation
al Convention for nomination for the
Presidency, lie commences by referring
to his refusal four year ago to allow
his name to be presented to the conven
tion for nomination, and says the reasons
which governed him then are all the
more imperative now. He sums them up
by saying:
Twenty years of continuous maladmin
istration, under the demoralizing iniiucii
ces of intestine war and of bud finance,
have infected the whole governmental
system of the United Slates with cancer
ous growths of false construction and
corrupt practices. Powertul classes nae
acquired pecuniary interests m uun.i.w
abuses, and the moral standards of the
people have been impaired. To redress
these evils is a work oi great, uon. uuj
and labor, and cannot be accomplished
without the most energetic anu emcieui
personal action on the part of the Chief
Vv.wmiu-.. of thi Rcimhlie. The canvass
and administration which it is desired
that I should undertake would embrace
a period of nearly live years. Nor can I
Afltnlt utiu illusion A. to their burdens.
Three years ef experience in the endeav
or to reform the Municipal Government
of the city of New York, and two years
of experience in renovating the adminis
tration of the State of New York, have
made me familiar with the requirements
of such a work. At the present time, the
considerations which induced my action
in(18S0 have become imperative. I ought
not to assume a task which I have not
the physical strength to carry through.
Having reached tho term of my
capacity for such labors as their welfare
now demands, I but submit to the will of
God in deeming my public career forever
closed.
This decision of Mr. Tilden, which
seems to bo final, will cause universal
disappointment and regret on the part of
the Democrats, who had settled down in
tho expectation that Tilden would be the
unanimous nominee of the Chicago Con
vention. His declination leaves the par
ty at sea on the question, and in danger
of falling into serious factional division
and complications.
There is. however, one controlling
thought that should be all sufficient to
prevent any dangerous complication; and
that is. that whoever the nominee u, he
must be a man that can unquestionably
carry New York, New Jersey and Con
necticut, and the list of possible candi
dates who can meet this requirement is
exceedingly small.
Indeed but two names occur to us as at
all worthy of mention in that connection,
and they are Grover Cleveland and James
A. Bavard. and of these Cleveland is un
questionably far in the lead. To mention
nothing else, he has in his favor the pres
tige of the splendid majority by which he
was elected governor of New York two
years ago, and added to that, he has re
deemed every promise and expectation
involved in his election. He has given
New York a clean, vigorous and in every
sense a successful administration. Tilden
himself, it is said, trusts and favors Cleve
land. All eyes are turned towards him,
and his nomination all are ready to ad
mit would be a sure percursor of a splen
did Democratic victory.
Tn ky Bolt. The following hitherto
staunch and influential Republican papers
repudiate the nomination of Blaine and
Logan ami bolt the ticket. The list Is only
partial and Is having accessions every day.
New York Timt, N. Y. Evening Post,
New York Teltyrum, N. Y. Truth, Brook-
lyn Union, Boston Herald, Boston Tran
cript, Boston Adeertiner, Worcester Spy,
Worcester Gazette, Philadelphia Timet,
Philadelphia lleeord, Springfield, (Mass.)
llepublican, Flushing, (Long Island) Times,
Rochester Herald, Buffalo JVeif, Buffalo
Ejeprem, Chicago SUuitt Zeitung, Chicago
Herald, Chicago New, Reading, (Pa.)
Eagle, and a large numler of others still
on the fence.
Burton C. Cook, says the Chicago Trib
une, has decided to re enter jwlltics and
will lie presented as a candidate for Logan s
pluee In the U. 8. Senate, H Logan should
happen to lie elected Vice ."resident.
Cook In Loiran's seat In the Senate would
no doubt be a vast Improvement, but then
the contingency upon which he seems to
rely for getting there is so exceedingly
shadowy and uncertain tkat It requires an
immense effort of the imagination to en
able the mind's eye to see him there.
The affected indifference of the Blaine
organs to the opposition of the entire "In
dependent" element of New York is a dls-
mal attempt at "whistling to keep their
courage up." The Herald reminds them
"that it is the same independent element
that combined to protest against the metk
ods by which Cornell received his nomina
tion and that defeated machine dictation
in Judge Folger's case and elected Cleve
land by 200,000 majority that is now op
posed to Blaine and Blaine principles, and
with much greater provocation than they
ever had before. The independent voter,
who does not wear the shackles of the par
ty, Is no longer, as formerly, a curiosity ; he
Is'an Important factor In politics. And in
in
state Is itie more formidable man in
New York a stvite that may, ami in all
probability will, decide the November con
test." The summer meeting of the Chicago
Driving Park begins next Friday and will
continue (Sunday excepted) to June 2th.
A magnificent field of horses has been en
tcrcd and the season promises to surpass
itll its predecessors. The C, B. & n Road
runs trains fn.m I'liion Depot to the race
ground-.
The Chicago Tinifi asks: "What will
Mr. Blaine do now" This is an inv
levent question; what will he not do is the
point. li'"Wi.
NEWSPAPER BOLTS.
The ablest and hitherto-tronge.-t Repub
lican new-paper in the I'nited States, tin
New York Tinas, indiirnantly bolls the
nomination of Blaine. It declares it- iua
bilitv to support such a man. and that it is
forced to
Resent with heat this allegation that a
man, who as Speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives, bartered his official intlueiice
for private gain, who, as Secretary of State,
made the enforcement of a swindling claim
against a distressed and perishing sister re
public the most conspicuous feature of his
r i.r.i i.li,-,- mini ulio has bail no part
or intere-t in'the work done in the last live
years towards the purification of tho public
"service, i- a fair type and representative of
the .party that saved the I'niou, freed the
slave, aiul restored the national credit.
here will be nothing am biguousaoout me
,l..te..f nf Mr Hluine. lie who rilllS may
clearly read the verdict in advance: "A
candidate unworthy of conlidence, ami a
tmrtv too careless of its honor to be longer
trusted with the nation's."
One word as to the position of the I ime.
it ,.-;ii n,,t Uiiiurt Mr Itlidne for the Presi
dency. It w ill advise no man to vote for
him, and Its reasons ior mis comse me in
il iituWstiHMl lv everybody that
has ever read It. Without the mention of
names the course of the ime was tore
it Usiim of Mav 29. when it
replied to the question of a correspondent
in these words:
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dentot the I niteu mates, uie ew i.mv
Time will give him a hearty and vigorous
support. If be shall be a man unworthy
to hold that great omce, a man who,
sonally and politically, in olllce or out, rep
resents principles ami practices wuicu w;
7',..,. iii.imro- mill h:is counselled Its nartv
to slum, we shall watch with great interest
the efforts of those responsible for such a
nomination to elect their candidate, but we
can give them no help.
Tl.o l.,o, rest tin. Time will take in this
canvass Js that of a friend and physician.
. . ... , ,- l:ir I. .....:!.
It Is not Willi cynical lnuiiiereuce, out, nun
unspeakable sadness, that it sees the Re-
i t! ....... .1,. tin ttu f.ifa trtti-nril
J ill I Jill lilt (till l Y 1'ri i t.-i, wiiuiiuii-
error and its feet in vicious paths, for it has
lone some service to tne party.
Following in the wake of the Time
conies the no less able and influential staid
old Republican Boston AdrertUer, and the
IKiwerful Boston Herald; and these ure
next day supplemented by the political
rebellion of the New York Commercial
Adrertier and the open and aggressive hos
tility of the New York Evening Ptt
w hile the implacable opposition of George
William Curtis will at least take Harper
Wedlu from the list of active supporters of
the Republican nominee. These broad
gaps in tho conservative and reform center
of the party tell the story ot itepuoncan
disintegration more impressively than
words can portray it.
ST. COLTJMBA.
Completion and Dedication of the New
Cathollo Church of this City.
Historical.
The history of St. Columba church dates
back to 1811. At that time Gregory XVI
wns pope, and Rt. Rev. Josepho Rosati Bish
op of the St. Louis Diocese, of which Ottawa
was then a portion. The necessities of a
church here had been long felt, aad through
the earnest labors of a few devoted men the
preliminary work of organizing was carried
forward to July 4th, 1841, when the cere
mony of laying the firM corner stone was
celebrated.
The building, a small structure, was locat
ed on Jefferson street, in the present burnt
district. This solemn and impressive cele
bration on a day of national pride, was to
the little band that constituted the church
an all Important affair. Rev. Blasius, Jo
seph Ilaho, of Peru, assisted by Fathers
Aloymis l'arodi and D. Collins, all members
of the order of Laiarus, conducted the cere
mony. The building was completed in due
time, and one of the Peru priests continued
to attend the infant church and administer
to its spiritual needs until the year 1844.
But few still living in Ottawa to-day were
members of that early congregation. Among
those few are James Wafer and wife, Thos.
Lark in and James Foley, Sr. One by one
the few hardy pioneers have gone hence
some to return to earth no more, others still
living, but in distant localities.
The young church having continued to
thrive, it was found necessary; in 1844, to
obtain a resident pastor here, and Rev.
Thomas O' Don nell was ordained by Bishop
Quarter, of Chicago, in September of that
year and stationed at Ottawa.
The new priest, with a seal for the best
good of the cause he represented, soon found
the small church entirely inadequate to meet
the needs of his large congregation, and set
about devising ways and means to build a
larger and nor magnificent structure one
that should be an honor to the church and
the city. By slow degrees he saw a beauti
ful church building grow up on the eoraer of
Washington and La Salle streets (the old
church in the meantime having been moved
to near where the present old ehureh stands),
and it was with a heart filled with thanks
giving and justifiable pride that tho comple
tion was looked forward to as an assured
fact to be accomplished in a very short time,
the occupation of a new home. Already the
edifice had been dedicated ami occupied ; an
it lacked was its crowning glory the stee
plh. It whs a sad day then, that memorable
July 2't, 1851, when, quoting from tho tiles
of tho Fhhk Thai:r, "between 12 and ono
o'clock nur citizens were startled by the cry
of 'fire!' which was found to have broken
out in the steeple of the Catholic church at
this place. In a few minutes t he whole stee
ple was in a bhue, and in less tlinn half an
hour it fell with a terrible crash on the main
body of thu church, which was also by this
time enveloped in tiaiues. The tire next com
municated with the parsonage adjoining the
church on the east, and in a short time both
buildings were in ruins. Here, by the al
most superhuman efforts of our citizens, the
progress of the destroyer wns arrested. Kven
the kitchen and stable belonging to the par
sotnigc were saved, although attached to the
main building und a strong west wind blow
ing." The fire originated from the tire-pot
used by a tinner, who had been engaged in
tuning the Hours of the steeple, and who
was temporarily absent. Thealoss then in
flicted was total, there being not a cent of
insurance- on the building.
Serious as the loss was Father O'Dotui
nell
was not one to become downhearted or d
couraecd. To rebuild so handsome an e
idi-
fice was all but impossible, it is true; a
mid
the first efforts were to secure a temporary
place of worship. At first these were found
in the court house, Hon. William Reddlck
being sheriff; after which the congregation
met in the Walker & Hickling warehouse,
on the south bank of the canal , and on the
east side of La Salle street.
Soon after Father O'Donnell was transfer
red to Quincy, where he remained until the
following year, when, together with his
brother Rev. Michael O'Uonnell, of Joliet,
he visited his old parishoners, who were dy
ing from the cholera. In this noble work
of visiting the sick and attending the death
beds, these two priests sacrificed their own
lives, they themselves being stricken to death
by the scourge.
Father O'Donnell's successor was Dr.
Dunne, who set about the work of raising
money to rebuild the church. This was no
slight task it may be truly supposed, nor
was any attempt made to erect so fine a
structure as the one previously burned. Suf
ficient funds were secured, however, to
erect the present St. Coluinba church on La
Salle street, the corner stone of which was
laid in the same year, 1852. It wm, we are
informed, at this period of the church's his
tory that the name of St. Columba was for
mally given it.
Father Dunne continued in charge of the
parish here until October, 1854, when he was
transferred to St. Patrick's church, Chicago,
where he remained up to the time of his
death, in 1808.
The next to take charge of the parish was
Father McOorrisk, who labored untiringly
for the success of his church hero until
1859, when be was transferred, and was
succeeded by Father Patrick Terry, who
came to Ottawa in May of that year.
Father Terry was young, active and ener
getic, a man of large brain and active stny
pathies, who gained the confidence, respect
and love of his parishioners, which never
failed him at any time during his long resi
dence of 22 years in Ottawa. One of his
first cares in coining to Ottawa was to es
tablish that noble institution the Sisters of
the Order of Mercy. The present convent
of St. Xavicrs was built under his adminis
tration, and received his fostering care. As
the years went by Father Terry found the
old church grow too small as the city and
county became more populous and wealthy,
and determined to build a new church one
that shoald be as handsome, or more so, as
amide and in every way as acceptable, by
comparison of changed times and such, as
that lamented building of 1801. ne weni
to work with a zeal and vigor characteristic
of the man and secured pledges and funds
that warranted breaking ground in 1878 for
a Vinil.liiifr that would have been in second
to none in the lesser cities of the state.
Plans were made for a magnificent stone
structure in the medieval or gothic style, to
cost $100,000 or more. It was at that, time
somewhat expected by many that in the di
vision of Illinois into Dioceses Ottawa
wm.1,1 become a see city and St. Columba
church a cathedral. Whether this was or
w,. not considered in the plans of Father
Terry, we know not, but the foundations
were put in for a larger churcn loan now
stands, noble and grand as it is. A year or
two after this foundation was cempleted, the
Peoria Diocese was created and Ottawa be
came a part thereof. Father Terry, invested
with the title of Dean, was transferred (in
1881) to St. Patrick's church of Chicago
where, thirly years previous, he began his
priestly career as an assistant. By these
changes the work of ehureh building was
abandoned for the present, and for several
years the foundation walls were undis-
(iipViinI.
Father James Ryan, the present efficient
and worthy successor or Dean lerry, was
appointed to take charge of this parish by
Sn.nl.Hnir in March. 1881, being as
sisted in his work by Fathers O'Neill and
n-.n Th necessity for completing the
i...;i.i:n. frn- which the foundation was al
ready laid, at once became apparent to Fath
er Ryan, and he set himself about the great
work. But events over which he had no
uiioned many delays. Finally,
vvun -
with some modifications of the plans, the
. .inn nf ha buildins: was res umea in me
spring of 1882, and oa June 8th, t wo years
airo. the corner-stone was laia.
are- too recent to require a review nere. i
work thus begun was pushed forward rapid
ly by Father Ryan, who personally super
!...i th. mtruction. and as the build
ing grew In proportions and beauty so, too
did the noble father eaoear buok..
hearu of hU parishioners until now he
stands upon the highest, place in their esti-
mation as a leader In all churchly work and
as a man of high moral and christian vir
tues. ST, I'OLFMDA Clll KCII.
But few, comparatively, of our readers
were privileged Thursday to see this new
building of which so much has been said.
Therefore a brief description may not be
cmsldcred out of place. It stauds at the
north-west corner of Columbus and Wash
ington streets, fronting south. Its dimen
sions are Km feet long by 7H wide with a
height at the side walls of 42 feet, approach
ing to HO feet at the ridge of the main root'.
It is built in the gothic style and surmount
ed by a spire reaching the height of 1'i feet
from the ground. The auditorium, or main
body of the church is 105 feet in length by
l',S feel in clear width, fiO feel high in the
nave and 50 feet in the aisles. The ceiling
is in form of three noble arches, and is sup
ported by 12 large (luted columns which add
much to the grandeur of the interior . Sepa
rated from the main body of the church by
a railing is the sanctuary, 00 feet in depth
by OS feet high and intending across the
church. Connected with tins on either side
arc two vestry rooms, connected by passage
ways, while three largo vestibules in front
give ample entrance and exit for the congre
gation. I he main altar in tne sanctuary,
set at the back of the apse, U 22 feet in di
ameter, and reaches to a height of 25 feet,
surmounted by a cross. It is a beautiful
piece of workmanship. On either side of the
church and within the altar-rail are the two
side altars of "St. Joseph" and "The Bless-
ed Virgin," from which on stated occasions
the mass is said. At the back of the church
is a roomy gallery, wherein has been placed
a handsome and richly-toned organ, manu
factured expressly for this church by E.
Wiucmann of Chicago. It is pronounced
by competent musical judges to be a very
fine instrument and well worthy a place in
so noble a house of worship. The frescoing
of the church has been in good taste. There
has been no elaborate display of colors, neut
ral tints being used, and so well and so
harmoniously laid that the effect is one of
quiet rest, as should be in a building where
all should be at rest ami peace.
DEDICATION,
The dedication of the new church took
place on Thursday last beginning at ten
o'clock. It was a genuine gala day, and
from the neighboring cities and tow ns a large
number of catholics came to the city to take
part in or witness the ceremonies.
Shortly after nine o'clock the procession
formed, under direction of M. K. Itiordan
and Ja9. Ford, marshals, marching from St-
Columba church through the principal streets
to the new church in the followins order :
Fitzgerald's Rand,
Div.Xo. 3, A. O. II., Utica,
Div. No. 7, A. O. II., Ottawa,
Div. No. 9, A. O. II , Ottawa.
Father Matthew T. A. Society, Ottawa,
Dedication Society.
On the opening of the doors of the church
shortly before 10 o'clock, the auditorium
rapidly filled with worshipers and specta
tors, the societies in the procession taking
seats reserved them, and by the time the
dedication ceremonies began there were all
of a thousand people within the walls. The
scene within was a beautiful one. The beau
tiful stained glass windows tempered and
enriched the flood of light from a glorious
June sun, and to the beauty of the wallsand
furniture was added a wreath of flowers
tastefully arranged on the three altars of the
church. Certainly in point of grandeur of
proportions and beauty of decoration and
furniture there is aot an auditorium in this
part of the state that can compare with it,
and in his few remarks on that subject in
his address the Bishop though evidently
appreciating keenly their feelings could not
tell in words half the laudable pride the
membars of the congregation that day felt
as they saw for the first time (as many of
them did) their new churchly home.
The ceremony of dedication differed but
little from the every Sunday High Mass.
The presence of the Bishop and the multi
tude of visiting priests did indeed add to the
mnressiveness of the mass, but allattenu-
r -
ants of the church found all natural and in
place, after the blessing processional was
finished. -
The procession emerged from the vestry
and moved down the central aisle of the
church :
Father Donavan with cross,
The Anchorites,
The clergy,
Celebrant, Deacon and Sub-Deacon,
Bishop Spaulding.
Altar boys bearing cronier and holy water.
The orean sounding the Mendlessohn
Weddinir march the procession moved down
the center aisle and out and around the
church, when the outer walls were blessed;
after which the procession re-entered the
church chanting the Tt Vtum and making
the circuit of the interior, blessed the inte
rior. Passing within the rail the mass be-
iron with Rev. Father Graham, St. Joseph,
Mo., as celebrant, Rev. Father I'ower, of
Peru, deacen, and Rev. Father Donovan, of
Sefloca, sub-deacon.
The mass sung waa Mendleasohn's 12th
mass in Bb ; the Gloria by Lamballotte ; Tt
Deum, by Barry; and the Vtni Creator, by
Millard. The organ, Mise E. Boissenin, was
supplemented by F. Fitsgerald with cornet
rvnf. Stokes, with violin. The choir
consisted of Sopranos Miss Julia Quirk,
leading soloist; Misses Katie O'Gara and
Paula Sheehan. Tenor Prof Chamberlain,
leading soloist; Patrick Dougherty and
Thomas Hays. Alto Mrs. Sinon and Em
mett Dougherty. Bass John Burster,
Wo. Leahy, Edward Sheehan and Michael
Sheehan.
The visiting clergy were as follows : Bish
op Spaulding. Vicar General Hurley and
Father Spaulding. Peoria; Canon Moyoihan
of Bradford, 111.; Rev. Fathers Powers and
Guerhardt of Peru, Higgins and Guerdy
of La Salle, Donovan of Seneca, Duffy of
Monmouth. Keatinir or Champaign, weiuon
of Ulooinington, Owens of Fairbury, Dono
van of Lhatsworth, O helly, Kossauo anu
Dwyre of Sireator, Haeffy and Crooaver of
Mendota, Itiordan of Kewanee, Clancey of
F.ssex, (ioimley of Kinsman, O'Gara of Wil
ton. McShane of Wiluiineton, Graham of St.
Joseph, Mo., Dunne of Chicago, Murphy of
Lacun, O Keiley of lmnvuie, urere oi Jig
line, Keiley of Sheffield, Smith of Wenona,
Sheedy of Arlington, F.gan of Fugle, Mackin
of Hock Island, Tower of Joliet and Falloher
ofOeneseo,
The sermon preached hy Bishop Spaulding
is pronounced by those who heard it a mas
terly effort. His theme was the Christian
Church and its influence in the development
of modern civilization. L'nfortunately the
acoustics of the house are terribly bad for
speaking, as the Bishop did, from the steps
of the altar. The vaulted ceiling of the re
cess there throws the sound out loan audi
ence room broken by a double line of col
umn's and nlong a ceiling broken by inter,
lacing segmented arches, only to echo and
re-echo buck and forth in frightful discord.
People sitting in pews but a few removed
from the altar ruil could understand but lit
tle of what wus said when the delivery was
slow and deliberate. As the speaker rose
to an eloquent climax and the words burst
forth in a Hood of rapid, powerful notes, the
echo drowned articulation and the only sound
was of bedlam. In the gallery where unfor
tunately (as it happened) the reporters sat
not two dozen connective words were distin
guishable. Mr. Hull, stenographer, went
prepared to make a verbatim report, (for
the Bishop never uses MSS. or writes his
sermons as delivered) for the sermons richly
deserved preservation. The acoustics must
bo remedied and will be.
In the evening vespers were held, Rev.
Father Graham preaching a short sermon.
"Opinions are but little things," said Johs
Weslcr 135 years ogo. We think that opinions
which are backed by experience are substan
tial. The masses who use Dr. Blgelow's Posi
tive Cure all speak highly of it for coughs,
colds, whooping cough, croup, bronchitis,
asthma, influenza, and all throat and lung dis
eases. Its cure Is safe, speedy and perma
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Griggs.
From Mendota.
Mesijota, June 9. Last Thursday even
I.,,. n.,r,lct . l.nrcli uiiu rrnwded with
cultured people, who came to hear the
graduating exercises of the East Side High
School. Every one was pleased who could
get witlitn Hearing distance, nemunc iur
graduates are some of the finest taleut we
have in the city. Harry Dale, however,
coining late, was placed in such a positioD
that lie could not hear but the clearest
speakers. They all did well, but Misses
Kogers, Higbee and Thompson took the
cake to our opinion. Pulmer and Harris
,.-iii mnL-o cuiKif nur statesmen, if we can
judge by their orations. The teachers tie-
serve great crenu ior turning uuv bi.u a
class, containing IS members.
We will have a grand time at Mendota
on the 4th.
Mr. John Higbee, of St. Louis, was home
last week.
Miss Henry, our High School teacher.haf
gone home to spend vacation.
" Mr. G. Warren Mice gave our sanctum a
call recently. . . .
Mr. and Mrs. C. Klinefelter, of Nortin
ville, Kansas, returned home last Thursday.
Hev. J. Kline, formerly a resident, but
now of Alice, Iowa, gave Mendota a flying
visit last week.
James Hoffman, our popular hotel keep
er, takes his boarders to their places of busi
ness in a tine carriage.
The electric light' company are at work
In the city.
Mendota botanists make frequent visits
to the grove for flowers.
Rev. Richmond will baptize ssveral can
didates in the creek on the farm of Mr.
Meyers, near Homer, next Sunday at 3
o'chx'k p. M.
Miss Emma Meyers, who was attending
the M.t. Carroll school, came home last
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Hastings and daughters, of Dixon,
were the guests of Mr. Jacob Deaner arjd
family last Thursday and Friday.
Dr. Corbus, Dorsey Andress nnd Prof.
Jenkins were at the convention.
The Church of God is contemplating
building a chapel in the northern part of
the city. II. !., ok Pedro's Old Maiu.
This extreme tired feeling we have in the
spring, fall und during summer denotes tor
pid liver; we have no appetite and no ambi
tion. Take Dr. Jones' Red Clover Tonic; it
corrects these troubles, restores good spirits.
It speedily cures dyspepsiu, bad breath, piles,
pimples, ague and malaria diseases. A per
fect tonic, appetizer and blood purifier. Can
be taken by the most delicate. Price 50 cents
of E. Y. Griggs.
From Seneca.
Itlnine and Locan was
the occasion of unbounded enthusiasm by
the Republicans of this vicinity. No form
al action further than the firing of a salute
in honor ot the nominees iias mu
been taken, but It Is on the tapis to noiu a
lnnir The Demo
crats are undismayed at the exuberance,
hurran ana ournt powuer oi men im""-
nnimnimti und or na resolute HOW 88 ID
the past to' bend every nerve and poll every
Democratic vote tor me succeno
ticket that is to be nominated at Peoria
and Chicago in July.
itev. iatner nyan, tn yum wj, - '-
brated mass at the Catholic church last
C, nA La rtroarhpr1 An tM(XJ 116111.
logical and explanatory sermon on the
blessed Trinity, i ue revemiu 6cu.
came at the request of Father Donovan,
.U- tl.O plltlrfdl. WllO h&S
lilt: uriu.rxi j v.. u ,
been dangerously ill, but who is now much
improvea ana nopeiui 01 ucwg
sume his pastoral charge.
The road commissioners of Manllus and
Brookfleld have had a large force engaged
for the past few days putting down a
heavy hard wood flooring on the river
bridge. It was a work much needed, as
the old flooring was in many places de
caved, unserviceable and dangerous.
"a rowamont U on foot for srettlng up a
celebration for the coming "4th." A pre
liminary meeting was neia amr u
pected that arrangments will soon be per
fected for a popular and enthusiastic cele
bration of the natal day of the RPWIc.
Messrs. Townsend and Carnell.of Uroofc
field, have been giving a successful exhi
bition of the working capacity or their
steam ditching machine on one or our Til
lage streets to-day.
X. J. Rullson fs putting in a track scale
on the north side of his "old Armour
warehouse." , .
The Roak & Robinson new brick block
presents a substantial looking appearance,
and will be finished and readv for occu
pancy July 1. J- H. Harney & Ca will oc
cupy "the large Robinson store, 40x65ft, and
Wm. F. Rem the Roak store. Kaffa.